The Dilemma of Diminishing Dreams.

“You move one step forward Joeline . You will suffer the consequences. Did you get me ? You will marry the guy I want you to marry.” Joeline’s father closed the door in anger. “ But dad I want to do something more, explore in life, and will he help me in doing it? I don’t want to marry right now.” Yelled Joeline, without paying heed to listen to Joe her dad left the room locking her up. Joe was crying inside her room and imagining, marrying a man she did not even know. How can dad do this to me? Now I have only two options either leave the house and disobey my dad, or obey him and stay home like a rag, marrying a person I don’t want to.” Unknown of the rumour that was spread throughout the streets of India, Joe sat beside her bed on her chair crying and deeply mourning her `state of dilemma. Twenty seven year old Joe was a great baker in her village. She was known throughout her village for her skills of baking. She owned a small cake shop and was determined to become a famous baker. She felt like her determination broke, she was fragile to do anything. She was confused to see her supportive father say such words. 

She could feel the pain in her mind to just make a decision for herself. Meanwhile Joe’s little friends whom Joe used to feed and play with knock Mr. Ericks door.He orders the servant to open the door.“ Sir Joe’s young friends have come, to visit her. May I let them in ?” “ Oh no please I would not like them coming over and influencing Joe. Tell them not to trouble Joe she is sick.” Mr. Erick told the servant. The kids heard that Joe is sick and begged Mr. Erick to let them in and see Joe. “Did you all not hear hear please go for now. I’ll let Joe see you all tomorrow.” Mr. Erick yelled. He was a muscular man in his late forties , so the kids were scared of him and ran. Call her it is lunch time, and tell her not to cry too much tomorrow her future husband and his family will come to see her.” Odered Mr. Erick. The servant went and called Joe for lunch. Joe was in her own mood of melancholy, she replied : “ Tell him I am not having anything for lunch, and I know that he is going to sell me to a group of fools tomorrow.” Yelled Joe. The servant told Mr. Erick that she is unwilling to come. 

Not hearing the servant’s words, he sadly looked at Joe’s photo in his phone. A small drop of tear dropped from his eye. “Sir if you don’t want to let go off her dreams then why are you forcefully marrying her. I can see the pain in her eyes of leaving you and her dreams back.” The puzzled maid (Eliza) asked Erick. “ None of your business, you just do your work. What did she say?” Asked Erick. “Sir she is not coming, and that rumour is fake. How can you believe that employee of yours who is eyeing Joe to be his wife since last year?” Requestioned Eliza. “I need not answer any of your crap. You may please leave now I’ll handle her and if she is hungry she will eat.” Miss Eliza was sad and she left without saying a word. Mr. Erick thought about what he had seen the night before. The photos Gale sent him were rolling in his mind which made him so hard hearted for Joe. Suddenly his phone rang and he came out of his thoughts. He had got a call from his close friend speaking about Joe’s affair with a neighbouring boy, but the case was not an affair. Nobody knew what happened that night. Actually Joe had helped him just a night before, because he met with an accident. Mr. Erick never expected his daughter to do that but anyway the photos made him believe that his daughter had an affair with that guy.

Joe still could not imagine what was happening with her and why. Meanwhile she receives a message from Gale telling her that he was in love with her a year back itself. She thought that Gale was a nice person, for she did not know that he was the one responsible for crushing the relation between her father and her. She messaged him that her father was going to get her married soon and she did not want to marry right now. At least until she makes her dream come true. She trusted Gale so she blurted out her stress to him. She believed that Gale would probably give her a solution of her question. Reading the message Gale knew that his plan was working on his boss of winning over Joe. Stuck in dilemma Joe finally decides to follow her passion so that one day she could make her father proud. At the same time Joe’s neighbour was researching on the affair scandal in which he himself was stuck along with Joe. He wanted to find who was the culprit behind making this night accident rescue a clear cut affair. He somehow manages to get some clues against Gale. Unaware of this scandal and Gales evil plan Joe plans to run away from her marriage and her house. 

The next day the servant is ordered to tell Joe to dress up as they had to go at the ‘Grey hills venue’ hotel to meet Gale’s family. The servant finds out that Joe is not in her room. “Eliza how could she do that? I bet you she must have gone to marry that guy she had an affair with. Now what will I tell Gale and his family? They always believed that Joe was a nice girl.” Saying this Mr. Erick fell unconscious on the ground. Eliza, quickly somehow taking help from the neighbours rushed him to the hospital. She called Joe to inform her what effect her escape had on her father. Devastated Joe rushed back home, cursing her silly decision that put her father at risk. “Oh no dad !!” Cried Joe. Again stuck in a dilemma between her father’s life (marrying Gale) and her passion what will she choose?